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e e . Final Recommendations of the TCAAP Reutilization Committee Page 3 of3 opportunities and job types. To that end, provide at least 200 acres for the redevelopment of Office, Commercial, and/or Industrial uses adjacent to Interstate 35W, US Highway 10, and State Highway 96. 5. Integration: Encourage the integration of the transportation, governmental, educational, and recreational services with the adjacent communities where possible. Encourage multiple and shared uses, buildings, and facilities to minimize the infrastructure costs and impervious areas on the site, Encourage the construction of a joint public works facility along the Highway 10 or 96 corridor. Allow the City of Arden Hills to obtain and use the land south of the service road on the south side of Sunfish lake to construct a City HalVGovernment Center. Development in the area should be done in a manner which ensures protection of the Desmodium illinoense, 6. Infrastructure: Design and construct an infrastructure system that minimizes the negative effects on the environment and that protects the East-West Corridor and the migration of animals between Rice Creek and the park reserve, yet provides for the development requirements of the site. Stormwater retention ponds which may be needed should be kept within the developed areas of the site, outside of designated open space, Developers should retain responsibility for locating these ponds within their own development areas. Reuse existing on-site infrastructure to the extent that is practical and cost-effective. Transportation for the site should be designed and built in a manner that is sensitive to the environment. It should include an internal system of roads that is transit friendly. The transportation plan should link TCAAP to the rest of Arden Hills and adjacent communities as well as to the regional transportation system; encourage alternate travel modes such as biking and walking by creating pedestrian-friendly environments and link activity centers with trails and other non-vehicular routes; include public transit; and promote desirable development patterns. 7. Railroad Right-of-Way: The railroad right-of-way extending from TCAAP to Long Lake Regional Park should be preserved as future regional trail connections. Trails within TCAAP should connect this trail segment with the Rice Creek Regional Trail and the proposed regional park reserve. 8, Fiscal: We encourage an overall development of the TCAAP site in a manner which ensures fiscal responsibility by all governmental bodies. Specific attention should be paid to the impact on the City of Arden Hills and the surrounding communities, Development should be managed to ensure, to the extent possible, that cost-generating uses are balanced with revenue producing uses to minimize fiscal impacts. We also encourage the Department of Defense to provide at least $50,000 per year in funding for the next five years, beyond the natural resources budget, to enhance the natural resources of the facility. 9, Sustainability: Encourage use and development ofthe TCAAP site in a manner which fosters sustainability wherein a balanced approach to community structure and function, environmental values, and economic opportunities and constraints is ensured. Back to Badger Home Page http://www.merr.comlbadger/future/tcaap.htm 12/6/2001